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Sinner gains Alcaraz revenge, wins first Wimbledon crown

Five weeks after his Roland Garros heartbreak, Jannik Sinner flipped the script in style at Wimbledon on Sunday to gain revenge against Carlos Alcaraz and capture his fourth major title.

Competing in his maiden final at The Championships, the World No. 1 overcame the Spaniard 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in a high-quality clash to become the first Italian to win the Wimbledon singles crown.

"It’s mostly emotional, because I had a very tough loss in Paris," Sinner said during the trophy ceremony. "But at the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter how you win or how you lose at important tournaments, you just have to understand what you did wrong and try to work on that, and that’s exactly what we did. We tried to accept the loss and just kept working. This is for sure one of the reasons I am holding this trophy here. I am just so grateful that I am healthy and have great people around me, and holding this trophy means a lot."

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In Paris in early June, Sinner came agonisingly close to glory at the clay-court major, where he held three championship points before Alcaraz mounted a jaw-dropping comeback, prevailing in a five-hour, 29-minute epic to keep his perfect major final record alive (5-0). But this time, under the sun on Centre Court, Sinner would not be denied.

The 23-year-old Italian came out with purpose and precision, hammering groundstrokes into the Alcaraz forehand and gradually tightening his grip on the match. As his serve grew stronger, Sinner wrestled control away from the 22-year-old Spaniard, halting a five-match losing streak in the pair’s Lexus ATP Head2Head series.

"Carlos, again, an amazing tournament, but mostly thank you for the player you are,” Sinner said. “It’s so difficult to play against you, but we have an amazing relationship off the court and on the court, we just try to build up, and to do that we need the best teams in the world. Keep going, keep pushing and you are going to hold this [trophy] many times. You already have two [titles]!

"It’s so special. Seeing my parents here, my brother, my whole team, it’s amazing. Actually a special thanks to my brother, because there is no Formula 1 race this weekend, that’s why he is here."

Sinner not only etched his name into the history books as the first Italian man to win Wimbledon; he is also one title shy of completing the Grand Slam, with only Roland Garros missing from his collection. He leaves London with a 3,430-point lead over Alcaraz in the PIF ATP Rankings and a renewed edge in a rivalry that is fast becoming the defining duel of a new era.

"It’s difficult to lose. It’s always difficult to lose, even if it is in the final, but first of all I have to congratulate Jannik once again," Alcaraz said during the trophy ceremony. "It is a really well-deserved trophy [after] an unbelievable two weeks here in London for you, playing great tennis. For your team as well. I know that there are a lot of family and a lot of friends watching you here, so it’s just an amazing team around you.

“I’m really happy for you. So just keep it going, and I’m really happy to be able to build a really good relationship off the court but then a good rivalry on the court. It makes me improve every day, so thank you very much and congratulations."

Sinner dropped just 17 games through his first three matches at this year’s Championships to equal the Open Era record for the fewest games dropped into the men’s fourth round. However, he survived a major scare in the fourth round, when Grigor Dimitrov was forced to retire with a pectoral injury when leading by two sets to love. That match left Sinner needing an MRI for an elbow concern, but the Italian powered on, dispatching Ben Shelton and Novak Djokovic in straight sets to reach his fifth major final.

And when the moment came against Alcaraz in the closing stages of the fourth set, Sinner didn’t blink. He sealed the title on his second match point, raised his arms to the sky and let Centre Court soak in the roar of a new Wimbledon champion.

Alcaraz was chasing his sixth major and trying to become just the second man alongside Bjorn Borg to win back-to-back Roland Garros and Wimbledon titles in consecutive years. The Spaniard, who was on a career-best 24-match winning streak, leaves London holding a 48-6 record on the season after losing to Sinner in three hours and four minutes.

"I’m really proud about everything I’m doing,” said Alcaraz. “At the beginning of the season, I struggled a bit on the court and off the court, but then suddenly I just started to really enjoy being on court again, being happy again, and that excitement I have every time step on the court is thanks to my team, my family and lot of friends. I am happy that I have them here. Without them it wouldn’t be possible to stand here right now- It’s a great journey so far which I’m really proud about. I just want to keep it going."

In an intense final, the two-time defending champion Alcaraz came out aggressively, hitting with heavy pace into Sinner’s forehand to rush the Italian. The World No. 2 also used the drop shot frequently and showed trademark resilience to rally from 2-4 early on, sealing the opening set with a backhand defensive block on the stretch after a brutal baseline exchange during which both players were pulled from side to side.

Sinner responded by breaking Alcaraz at the start of the second set and was the more consistent in the baseline exchanges, committing five fewer unforced errors (8-13). After levelling the match with a forehand winner, the Italian, showing more emotion than normal, let out a roar and turned to his box, where coaches Simone Vagnozzi and Darren Cahill rose to their feet.

Sinner was aggressive on the Alcaraz serve in the third set, taking big cuts on return to pressurise the Spaniard. Alcaraz fended off two break points in the opening game but was unable to prevent the Italian in the ninth game, when Sinner backed up a heavy forehand by placing a volley into the open court. He then held serve to lead. With his tail up, the Italian then raced through the fourth set, winning 88 per cent of points on his first serve, to clinch his 20th tour-level crown.

Did You Know?
In the Open Era, Sinner and Alcaraz are the only Roland Garros final opponents to meet again in the same season's Wimbledon championship match besides Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, who did it in three consecutive years from 2006 through 2008. Sinner and Alcaraz have split the past seven majors.